27.6% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Stonehenge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Stonehenge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer their time in Stonehenge than in most similar areas. Around 27.6% of the population helps out in their community, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of activity defines the local spirit.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While providing unpaid care is much more common than in most areas at 18.1%, very few people here care for children unpaid, at just 13.4%. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.1% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.4% ▼ -53.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.2% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is more common in Stonehenge than in most areas. About 4.0% of residents have served, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Stonehenge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13680/stonehenge/topic/community